What is your favorite insult in your native language that doesn't exist or cant be directly translated in English?

vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – 475 points –

Ill start:

"Me cago en tus muertos" - ill shit all over your dead relatives. Spanish.

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In Tamil: சோத்துல உப்பு போட்டு தான தின்ற?

Translation: Don’t you add salt to your food?

Context: This is when somebody doesn’t react/listen/change no matter how much they are insulted. The other party asks if they add salt to their food, or if they only eat bland food, and thus have lost all emotions and have become as bland as their food.

It’s a bit difficult to explain, but the general belief is that food reflects your emotions and reactance and moods. Bland food - emotionless, spicy food - easy to anger, etc.